The Florida Museum of Natural History, a research and educational unit within the University of Florida, has an active program in paleontology and paleobiology. There are three large, relevant research collections, including invertebrate paleontology, paleobotany and vertebrate paleontology, which taken together, include over one million specimens. The research facilities within the museum or in the affiliate departments are modern, comprehensive and include screenwashing and preparation laboratories, stereo, light, and scanning electron microscopes, mass spectrometer, image analysis systems, and paleomagnetic laboratory. In addition to the main UF libraries, the FLMNH includes the George Gaylord Simpson and Paleobotany research libraries, which together contain about 3,000 books, runs of 25 specialized journals, and 50,000 reprints.

Prospective graduate students intending to pursue Master's or Doctoral studies in paleontology and paleobiology can apply to the departments of Anthropology, Botany, Geology, or Zoology, depending upon their particular background and research interests. Financial support is available in the form of graduate teaching assistantships and museum assistantships. It is also helpful during the application process to contact one of the faculty members with similar interests. For application materials and further information about these programs contact:

Graduate Coordinator
(appropriate department as listed above)
University of Florida
Gainesville FL 32611

There are many graduate courses in paleontology, paleobiology, and related disciplines taught at UF. Each program of graduate coursework is quite flexible, depending upon the particular needs and interests of the student. Courses taught by FLMNH paleobiologists include:

• BOT 5115/GLY 5678; Paleobotany, 3 credits (Manchester, Dilcher)
• BOT 6927; Evolution and Paleoecology of Plants: Terrestrial Plants and their Environment, 1 credit (Dilcher and Manchester)
• BOT 6927; Evolutionary Processes in Plants, 1 credit (Dilcher, co-taught)
• GLY 6660; Paleoecology, 3 credits (Jones)
• GLY 6698; Topics in Paleobiology, 2 credits (Jones, MacFadden)
• PCB 4674; Evolution, 3 credits (MacFadden, co-taught with Zoology Faculty)
• ZOO 4926/GLY 6932; Vertebrate Macroevolution, 3 credits (MacFadden)
• ZOO/GLY 5640; Vertebrate Paleontology , 3 credits (MacFadden)
• BOT/GLY/ZOO 6905; Individual studies
• BOT/GLY/ZOO 6910; Supervised research
• BOT/GLY/ZOO 6971 & 7980; Master's and Doctoral Research

Other related courses available to paleobiology graduate students include, e. g., systematics, mammalogy, herpetology, ornithology, ichthyology, community ecology, morphometrics, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, paleomagnetism, vertebrate paleoecology, biological photography, human osteology, isotope geology, and zooarchaeology.